{"id":4292,"date":"2026-10-22T09:59:05","date_gmt":"2026-10-22T16:59:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/?p=4292"},"modified":"2026-10-22T10:01:16","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T17:01:16","slug":"at-rt-rising","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.albertzone.com\/halloween\/2026\/10\/at-rt-rising\/","title":{"rendered":"AT-RT Rising"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The first time we did a Star Wars theme, I built a 1\/4 scale AT-ST. I had always dreamed of making a full-sized AT-AT across the front of our house, but could never get approval from my wife for that. \ud83d\ude42 The Mandalorian and Grogu<\/em> movie did me a favor this year by having AT-RTs (All Terrain Reconnaissance Transports) in several scenes. These are one-person mechanical Imperial walkers…that conveniently happen to be the size that would fit in one’s front yard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For the main skeleton of the walker, I used 1″ black pipe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I then created the feet, which would serve as the anchor point for the walker’s legs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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From there, I built up the black pipe structure, and then went back and reinforced it with wood for strength and safety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For the feet, I cut a wastebasket that I had gotten at a going out of business sale in half, and added wooden ‘toes’ on either side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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To dress the legs, I added insulation foam, cardboard tubes, and dollar store egg storage container lids.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Here are the legs, all ready for painting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For the top part where the AT-RT Driver rides, I utilized a bike box and cut the top contour to replicate the seat area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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There are more steps to come, but I wanted to share where we are with this project. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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